Elements
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| Z | S | G | P | u | g cm³ |
lb ft³ |
Melt (K) |
Boil (K) |
mg kg |
Element | Origin of name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H | 1 | 1 | 1.008 | 0.000 | .0056 | 14 | 20 | 1,400 | Hydrogen | Greek: hydro- and -gen (water-forming) |
| 2 | He | 18 | 1 | 4.003 | 0.000 | .0111 | 0 | 4 | 0.008 | Helium | Mythology: Helios, Greek god and personification of the Sun |
| 3 | Li | 1 | 2 | 6.939 | 0.534 | 33.34 | 454 | 1560 | 20 | Lithium | Greek: lithos (stone) |
| 4 | Be | 2 | 2 | 9.012 | 1.85 | 115.5 | 1560 | 2742 | 2.8 | Beryllium | After beryllus (mineral beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate) |
| 5 | B | 13 | 2 | 10.81 | 2.34 | 146.1 | 2349 | 4200 | 10 | Boron | After borax (mineral sodium borate) |
| 6 | C | 14 | 2 | 12.011 | 2.267 | 141.5 | 3800 | 4300 | 200 | Carbon | Latin: carbo (coal) |
| 7 | N | 15 | 2 | 14.007 | 0.001 | .0781 | 63 | 77 | 19 | Nitrogen | Greek: nitron and -gen (niter-forming) |
| 8 | O | 16 | 2 | 15.999 | 0.001 | .0892 | 54 | 90 | 461,000 | Oxygen | Greek: oxy- and -gen (acid-forming) |
| 9 | F | 17 | 2 | 18.998 | 0.002 | .1059 | 54 | 85 | 585 | Fluorine | Latin: fluere (to flow) |
| 10 | Ne | 18 | 2 | 20.18 | 0.001 | .0562 | 25 | 27 | 0.005 | Neon | Greek: neos (new) |
| — | H₂O | – | – | 18.015 | 1 | 62.43 | 273 | 373 | 50×10⁶ | Water | — |
| 11 | Na | 1 | 3 | 22.99 | 0.971 | 60.62 | 371 | 1156 | 23,600 | Sodium | Latin: natrium (soda) |
| 12 | Mg | 2 | 3 | 24.305 | 1.738 | 108.5 | 923 | 1363 | 23,300 | Magnesium | After magnesia or magnesia alba (mineral magnesium oxide) |
| 13 | Al | 13 | 3 | 26.982 | 2.698 | 168.4 | 933 | 2792 | 82,300 | Aluminium | After alumina (mineral aluminium oxide) |
| 14 | Si | 14 | 3 | 28.085 | 2.33 | 145.5 | 1687 | 3538 | 282,000 | Silicon | After silica (mineral silicon dioxide) |
| 15 | P | 15 | 3 | 30.974 | 1.82 | 113.6 | 317 | 550 | 1,050 | Phosphorus | Mythology: Phosphorus (morning star), Greek god of dawn (morning appearance of Venus) |
| 16 | S | 16 | 3 | 32.06 | 2.067 | 129.0 | 388 | 718 | 350 | Sulfur | Latin: sulphur (fire and brimstone) |
| 17 | Cl | 17 | 3 | 35.45 | 0.003 | .2006 | 172 | 239 | 145 | Chlorine | Greek: chloros (greenish yellow) |
| 18 | Ar | 18 | 3 | 39.948 | 0.002 | .1114 | 84 | 87 | 3.5 | Argon | Greek: argos (idle) |
| 19 | K | 1 | 4 | 39.098 | 0.862 | 53.81 | 337 | 1032 | 20,900 | Potassium | Latin: kalium" (alkali in potash) and potassium (from potash) |
| 20 | Ca | 2 | 4 | 40.078 | 1.54 | 96.14 | 1115 | 1757 | 41,500 | Calcium | Latin: calx (lime) |
| 21 | Sc | 3 | 4 | 44.956 | 2.989 | 186.6 | 1814 | 3109 | 22 | Scandium | For Scandia (Scandinavia in Latin) where first identified |
| 22 | Ti | 4 | 4 | 47.867 | 4.54 | 283.4 | 1941 | 3560 | 5,650 | Titanium | Mythology: Titans, the sons of Gaia, the Earth goddess |
| 23 | V | 5 | 4 | 50.942 | 6.11 | 381.4 | 2183 | 3680 | 120 | Vanadium | Mythology: Freyja (Lady) Vanadis, the Vanir (Norse group of gods) dis (goddess of fate) |
| 24 | Cr | 6 | 4 | 51.996 | 7.15 | 446.4 | 2180 | 2944 | 102 | Chromium | Greek: chroma (colour) |
| 25 | Mn | 7 | 4 | 54.938 | 7.44 | 464.5 | 1519 | 2334 | 950 | Manganese | After magnes or magnesia negra (mineral pyrolusite) |
| 26 | Fe | 8 | 4 | 55.845 | 7.874 | 491.6 | 1811 | 3134 | 56,300 | Iron | Latin: ferrum (iron) |
| 27 | Co | 9 | 4 | 58.933 | 8.86 | 553.1 | 1768 | 3200 | 25 | Cobalt | After cobold (a mischievous sprite from German miner folklore) |
| 28 | Ni | 10 | 4 | 58.693 | 8.912 | 556.4 | 1728 | 3186 | 84 | Nickel | After nickel (a mischievous sprite from German miner folklore) |
| 29 | Cu | 11 | 4 | 63.546 | 8.96 | 559.4 | 1358 | 2835 | 60 | Copper | Latin: cuprum (copper) |
| 30 | Zn | 12 | 4 | 65.382 | 7.134 | 445.4 | 693 | 1180 | 70 | Zinc | German: zinke (prong, tooth) |
| 31 | Ga | 13 | 4 | 69.723 | 5.907 | 368.8 | 303 | 2673 | 19 | Gallium | For Gallia (France in Latin) where first identified |
| 32 | Ge | 14 | 4 | 72.631 | 5.323 | 332.3 | 1211 | 3106 | 1.5 | Germanium | For Germania (Germany in Latin) where first identified |
| 33 | As | 15 | 4 | 74.922 | 5.776 | 360.6 | 1090 | 887 | 1.8 | Arsenic | Latin: arsenicum (arsenic) |
| 34 | Se | 16 | 4 | 78.972 | 4.809 | 300.2 | 453 | 958 | 0.05 | Selenium | Mythology: Selene, Greek goddess of the moon |
| 35 | Br | 17 | 4 | 79.904 | 3.122 | 194.9 | 266 | 332 | 2.4 | Bromine | Greek: bromos (stench) |
| 36 | Kr | 18 | 4 | 83.798 | 0.004 | .2330 | 116 | 120 | 1×10⁻⁴ | Krypton | Greek: kryptos (hidden) |
| 37 | Rb | 1 | 5 | 85.468 | 1.532 | 95.64 | 312 | 961 | 90 | Rubidium | Latin: rubidus (deep red) |
| 38 | Sr | 2 | 5 | 87.621 | 2.64 | 164.8 | 1050 | 1655 | 370 | Strontium | For Strontian, Scotland where first identified |
| 39 | Y | 3 | 5 | 88.906 | 4.469 | 279.0 | 1799 | 3609 | 33 | Yttrium | For Ytterby, Sweden where first identified |
| 40 | Zr | 4 | 5 | 91.224 | 6.506 | 406.2 | 2128 | 4682 | 165 | Zirconium | After zircon (mineral jargoon, hyacinth, jacinth, ligure, etc.) |
| 41 | Nb | 5 | 5 | 92.906 | 8.57 | 535.0 | 2750 | 5017 | 20 | Niobium | Mythology: Niobe, daughter of King Tantalus of Tantalis (see Tantalum) |
| 42 | Mo | 6 | 5 | 95.951 | 10.22 | 638.0 | 2896 | 4912 | 1.2 | Molybdenum | Greek: molybdos (lead) |
| 43 | Tc | 7 | 5 | 98 | 11.5 | 717.9 | 2430 | 4538 | ∼ 3×10⁻⁹ | Technetium | Greek: tekhnètos (artificial) |
| 44 | Ru | 8 | 5 | 101.072 | 12.37 | 772.2 | 2607 | 4423 | 0.001 | Ruthenium | For Ruthenia (Russia in Latin) where first identified |
| 45 | Rh | 9 | 5 | 102.906 | 12.41 | 774.7 | 2237 | 3968 | 0.001 | Rhodium | Greek: rhodos, (rose-coloured) |
| 46 | Pd | 10 | 5 | 106.421 | 12.02 | 750.4 | 1828 | 3236 | 0.015 | Palladium | Mythology: Pallas Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, craft, and warfare |
| 47 | Ag | 11 | 5 | 107.868 | 10.501 | 655.6 | 1235 | 2435 | 0.075 | Silver | Latin: argentum (silver) |
| 48 | Cd | 12 | 5 | 112.414 | 8.69 | 542.5 | 594 | 1040 | 0.159 | Cadmium | Mythology: Cadmus, first King of Thebes (Greek city-state) |
| 49 | In | 13 | 5 | 114.818 | 7.31 | 456.3 | 430 | 2345 | 0.25 | Indium | Latin: indicum (of India), for the source of indigo dye |
| 50 | Sn | 14 | 5 | 118.711 | 7.287 | 454.9 | 505 | 2875 | 2.3 | Tin | Latin: stannum (tin) |
| 51 | Sb | 15 | 5 | 121.760 | 6.685 | 417.3 | 904 | 1860 | 0.2 | Antimony | Greek: anti- (against) and monos (alone) |
| 52 | Te | 16 | 5 | 127.603 | 6.232 | 389.1 | 723 | 1261 | 0.001 | Tellurium | Latin: tellus (earth) |
| 53 | I | 17 | 5 | 126.904 | 4.93 | 307.8 | 387 | 457 | 0.45 | Iodine | Greek: iodes (violet-coloured) |
| 54 | Xe | 18 | 5 | 131.294 | 0.006 | .3675 | 161 | 165 | 3×10⁻⁵ | Xenon | Greek: xenos (strange) |
| 55 | Cs | 1 | 6 | 132.905 | 1.873 | 116.9 | 302 | 944 | 3 | Caesium | Latin: caesius (sky blue) |
| 56 | Ba | 2 | 6 | 137.328 | 3.594 | 224.4 | 1000 | 2170 | 425 | Barium | Greek: barys (heavy) |
| 57 | La | 3L | 6 | 138.905 | 6.145 | 383.6 | 1193 | 3737 | 39 | Lanthanum | Greek: lanthanein (to lie hidden) |
| 58 | Ce | 3L | 6 | 140.116 | 6.77 | 422.6 | 1068 | 3716 | 66.5 | Cerium | Mythology: Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture |
| 59 | Pr | 3L | 6 | 140.908 | 6.773 | 422.8 | 1208 | 3793 | 9.2 | Praseodymium | Greek: praseios didymos (green twin) |
| 60 | Nd | 3L | 6 | 144.242 | 7.007 | 437.4 | 1297 | 3347 | 41.5 | Neodymium | Greek: neos didymos (new twin) |
| 61 | Pm | 3L | 6 | 145. | 7.26 | 453.2 | 1315 | 3273 | 2×10⁻¹⁹ | Promethium | Mythology: Prometheus, who stole fire from the Gods for humanity |
| 62 | Sm | 3L | 6 | 150.362 | 7.52 | 469.5 | 1345 | 2067 | 7.05 | Samarium | After samarskite (mineral named for Vassili Samarsky-Bykhovets) |
| 63 | Eu | 3L | 6 | 151.964 | 5.243 | 327.3 | 1099 | 1802 | 2 | Europium | For Europe, the continent where first identified |
| 64 | Gd | 3L | 6 | 157.253 | 7.895 | 492.9 | 1585 | 3546 | 6.2 | Gadolinium | Person: Johan Gadolin, chemist, physicist and mineralogist |
| 65 | Tb | 3L | 6 | 158.925 | 8.229 | 513.7 | 1629 | 3503 | 1.2 | Terbium | For Ytterby, Sweden where first identified |
| 66 | Dy | 3L | 6 | 162.500 | 8.55 | 533.8 | 1680 | 2840 | 5.2 | Dysprosium | Greek: dysprositos (hard to get) |
| 67 | Ho | 3L | 6 | 164.930 | 8.795 | 549.1 | 1734 | 2993 | 1.3 | Holmium | For Holmia (Stockholm in Latin) where first identified |
| 68 | Er | 3L | 6 | 167.259 | 9.066 | 566.0 | 1802 | 3141 | 3.5 | Erbium | For Ytterby, Sweden where first identified |
| 69 | Tm | 3L | 6 | 168.934 | 9.321 | 581.9 | 1818 | 2223 | 0.52 | Thulium | For Thule (Scandinavia in Ancient Greek) where first identified |
| 70 | Yb | 3L | 6 | 173.045 | 6.965 | 434.8 | 1097 | 1469 | 3.2 | Ytterbium | For Ytterby, Sweden where first identified |
| 71 | Lu | 3L | 6 | 174.967 | 9.84 | 614.3 | 1925 | 3675 | 0.8 | Lutetium | For Lutetia (Paris in Latin) where first identified |
| 72 | Hf | 4 | 6 | 178.492 | 13.31 | 830.9 | 2506 | 4876 | 3 | Hafnium | For Hafnia (Copenhagen in Latin) where first identified |
| 73 | Ta | 5 | 6 | 180.948 | 16.654 | 1,040 | 3290 | 5731 | 2 | Tantalum | Mythology: Tantalus, first King of Tantalis (Greek city-state in present-day Turky) |
| 74 | W | 6 | 6 | 183.841 | 19.25 | 1,202 | 3695 | 5828 | 1.3 | Tungsten | Swedish tung sten (heavy stone), W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite) |
| 75 | Re | 7 | 6 | 186.207 | 21.02 | 1,312 | 3459 | 5869 | 7×10⁻⁴ | Rhenium | For Rhenus (Rhine river in Latin) where first identified |
| 76 | Os | 8 | 6 | 190.233 | 22.61 | 1,411 | 3306 | 5285 | 0.002 | Osmium | Greek: osmè (smell) |
| 77 | Ir | 9 | 6 | 192.217 | 22.56 | 1,408 | 2719 | 4701 | 0.001 | Iridium | Mythology: Iris, Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| 78 | Pt | 10 | 6 | 195.085 | 21.46 | 1,340 | 2041 | 4098 | 0.005 | Platinum | Spanish platina (little silver) |
| 79 | Au | 11 | 6 | 196.967 | 19.282 | 1,204 | 1337 | 3129 | 0.004 | Gold | Latin: aurum (gold) |
| 80 | Hg | 12 | 6 | 200.592 | 13.5336 | 844.9 | 234 | 630 | 0.085 | Mercury | Mythology: Mercury, Roman god of mobility • Hg from hydr- (water) and argyros (silver) |
| 81 | Tl | 13 | 6 | 204.38 | 11.85 | 739.8 | 577 | 1746 | 0.85 | Thallium | Greek: thallos (green twig) |
| 82 | Pb | 14 | 6 | 207.21 | 11.342 | 708.1 | 601 | 2022 | 14 | Lead | Latin: plumbum (lead) |
| 83 | Bi | 15 | 6 | 208.980 | 9.807 | 612.2 | 545 | 1837 | 0.009 | Bismuth | Uncertain: possibly Arabic or German |
| 84 | Po | 16 | 6 | 209. | 9.32 | 581.8 | 527 | 1235 | 2×10⁻¹⁰ | Polonium | For Polonia (Poland), homeland of Marie Curie, who also discovered Radium |
| 85 | At | 17 | 6 | 210. | 7 | 437.0 | 575 | 610 | 3×10⁻²⁰ | Astatine | Greek: astatos (unstable) |
| 86 | Rn | 18 | 6 | 222. | 0.010 | .6074 | 202 | 211 | 4×10⁻¹³ | Radon | Latin: exradio (from radium), first identified as radioactive decay of radium |
| 87 | Fr | 1 | 7 | 223. | 1.87 | 116.7 | 300 | 950 | ∼ 1×10⁻¹⁸ | Francium | For Francia (France in Latin) where first identified |
| 88 | Ra | 2 | 7 | 226. | 5.5 | 343.4 | 973 | 2010 | 9×10⁻⁷ | Radium | Latin: radius (ray) |
| 89 | Ac | 3A | 7 | 227. | 10.07 | 628.6 | 1323 | 3471 | 5.5×10⁻¹⁰ | Actinium | Greek: aktis (ray) |
| 90 | Th | 3A | 7 | 232.038 | 11.72 | 731.7 | 2115 | 5061 | 9.6 | Thorium | Mythology: Thor, Scandinavian god of thunder, lightning and strength |
| 91 | Pa | 3A | 7 | 231.036 | 15.37 | 959.5 | 1841 | 4300 | 1.4×10⁻⁶ | Protactinium | Greek: protos (first, before) and actinium (product of radioactive decay of protactinium) |
| 92 | U | 3A | 7 | 238.029 | 18.95 | 1,183 | 1405 | 4404 | 2.7 | Uranium | Mythology: Uranus, Greek god of the sky and heavens |
| 93 | Np | 3A | 7 | 237. | 20.45 | 1,277 | 917 | 4273 | ≤ 3×10⁻¹² | Neptunium | Mythology: Neptune, Roman god of freshwater and the sea |
| 94 | Pu | 3A | 7 | 244. | 19.84 | 1,239 | 913 | 3501 | ≤ 3×10⁻¹¹ | Plutonium | Mythology: Pluto, Greco-Roman god of Hades (the underworld) |
| 95 | Am | 3A | 7 | 243. | 13.69 | 854.6 | 1449 | 2880 | — | Americium | For Americas, the continent where first synthesized |
| 96 | Cm | 3A | 7 | 247. | 13.51 | 843.4 | 1613 | 3383 | — | Curium | Person: Marie & Pierre Curie, physicist and chemist |
| 97 | Bk | 3A | 7 | 247. | 14.79 | 923.3 | 1259 | 2900 | — | Berkelium | For Berkeley, California where first synthesized |
| 98 | Cf | 3A | 7 | 251. | 15.1 | 942.7 | 1173 | 1743 | — | Californium | For California where first synthesized |
| 99 | Es | 3A | 7 | 252. | 8.84 | 551.9 | 1133 | 1269 | — | Einsteinium | Person: Albert Einstein, physicist |
| 100 | Fm | 3A | 7 | 257. | ∼9.7 | 610 | 1125 | – | — | Fermium | Person: Enrico Fermi, physicist |
| 101 | Md | 3A | 7 | 258. | ∼10.3 | 643 | 1100 | – | — | Mendelevium | Person: Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist and inventor |
| 102 | No | 3A | 7 | 259. | ∼9.9 | 620 | 1100 | – | — | Nobelium | Person: Alfred Nobel, chemist, engineer, inventor of dynamite |
| 103 | Lr | 3A | 7 | 266. | ∼15.6 | 974 | 1900 | – | — | Lawrencium | Person: Ernest O. Lawrence, physicist |
| 104 | Rf | 4 | 7 | 267. | ∼23.2 | 1,450 | 2400 | 5800 | — | Rutherfordium | Person: Ernest Rutherford, chemist and physicist |
| 105 | Db | 5 | 7 | 268. | ∼29.3 | 1,830 | – | – | — | Dubnium | For Dubna, Russia (home of JINR) where first synthesized |
| 106 | Sg | 6 | 7 | 269. | ∼35.0 | 2,180 | – | – | — | Seaborgium | Person: Glenn T. Seaborg, scientist |
| 107 | Bh | 7 | 7 | 270. | ∼37.1 | 2,320 | – | – | — | Bohrium | Person: Niels Bohr, physicist |
| 108 | Hs | 8 | 7 | 277. | ∼40.7 | 2,540 | – | – | — | Hassium | For Hesse, Germany where first synthesized |
| 109 | Mt | 9 | 7 | 278. | ∼37.4 | 2,330 | – | – | — | Meitnerium | Person: Lise Meitner, physicist |
| 110 | Ds | 10 | 7 | 281. | ∼34.8 | 2,170 | – | – | — | Darmstadtium | For Darmstadt, Germany where first synthesized |
| 111 | Rg | 11 | 7 | 282. | ∼28.7 | 1,790 | – | – | — | Roentgenium | Person: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, physicist |
| 112 | Cn | 12 | 7 | 285. | ∼23.7 | 1,480 | – | 357 | — | Copernicium | Person: Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer |
| 113 | Nh | 13 | 7 | 286. | ∼16 | 999 | 700 | 1400 | — | Nihonium | For Nihon (Japan) where first synthesized |
| 114 | Fl | 14 | 7 | 289. | ∼14 | 874 | – | 210 | — | Flerovium | For Flerov LNR (named for Georgy Flyorov), where first synthesized |
| 115 | Mc | 15 | 7 | 290. | ∼13.5 | 843 | 700 | 1400 | — | Moscovium | For Moscow Oblast, Russia where first synthesized |
| 116 | Lv | 16 | 7 | 293. | ∼12.9 | 805 | 709 | 1085 | — | Livermorium | For Lawrence Livermore NL where first synthesized (with JINR) |
| 117 | Ts | 17 | 7 | 294. | ∼7.2 | 450 | 723 | 883 | — | Tennessine | For Tennessee, United States where first synthesized |
| 118 | Og | 18 | 7 | 294. | ∼5 | 310 | – | 350 | — | Oganesson | Person: Yuri Oganessian, physicist |